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Renault#1Fan
Gav when you say something with the setup, is there something I can do, should I look into a new motherboard or processor, or just stop and get a new computer.
Something is probably messed up in the software rather than the hardware. A new motherboard isn't going to make a system faster. The processor you have is more than adequate. Personally I'd make sure
all drivers are the latest versions and if not, I'd look at doing a backup and then reinstalling Windows.
The problem with the games you mentioned (NR2003 and GP4) is that they're old games. NR2003 out of the box would run fine, but if you've got the updated addons with their huge textures, I can imagine it would slow the game down. The problem is, modern games don't just have massive textures everywhere, they have other features that the graphics card can process the more efficiently yet achieve better graphics (features such as tessellation).
We used to do endurance races with the GTP addon for NR2003, and people posting their own cars were encouraged to use sensible texture sizes (512x512 or perhaps 1024x1024 rather than 2048x2048). Poor addons or individual cars often use the larger textures and there would be little noticeable difference in game, yet you're still asking the game to process massive textures. It's like trying to hammer in a nail with a sledgehammer.
I can't speak of GP4 as I've not played it for half a decade or so.
So again, I can't recommend upgrading the rest of your system as the chances are you'll see little benefit, but perhaps a clean install of Windows would help, as despite the potential texture issue, your hardware should be able to cope. Make an image of your Windows installation (using Acronis True Image or Easeus Todo Backup Free), reinstall Windows from scratch, install the latest drivers and see if it helps. If it doesn't help, restore the backup you made.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/15/2012 09:58AM by gav.